Troy Aikman hasn't been shy when it comes to criticizing his old team. While he's quick to say he loved his time with the Dallas Cowboys, he also seems to be frustrated with the direction they've gone over the past couple of decades.

These days, most people know Troy Aikman as ESPN’s lead NFL color commentator, one half of a stellar duo with play-by-play person Joe Buck. But once upon a time, Aikman was a Dallas Cowboys legend, winning three Super Bowls with the franchise in the 1990s as their starting quarterback.

Without checking all of the tapes, I feel comfortable in saying that number is zero.

Signs seemed to point toward the Dallas Cowboys retaining Mike McCarthy as their head coach for 2025 after owner and general manager Jerry Jones profusely praised him after their Week 18 finale against the Washington Commanders.

Former Dallas Cowboys QB Troy Aikman was on Monday Night Countdown when he said the Cowboys head coaching job was not alluring. What prompted Aikman’s comments?

“Monday Night Football” commentator and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman had some harsh opinions about the now-vacant Cowboys head-coaching position before Monday night’s wild-card game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams.

The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback says that football people don't get to run the team the way they want in Dallas.

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, left, talks with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) AP

Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman did not mince words when he talked about the Dallas Cowboys and Mike McCarthy stepping down as head coach.

Football fans noticed the same concerning-looking thing about Troy Aikman during the Texans-Chiefs playoff game.

With 1:41 left in the third quarter of the Chiefs' divisional-round rendezvous with the Houston Texans, a slide by Mahomes caused two Texans defenders to run into each other. The play drew a flag for unnecessary roughness, which Aikman criticized on air after rebuking a similar marginal moment earlier.